11.11 am.: Housing for all by 2022 announced — 2 crore in rural areas, 5 crore in urban areas.

11.10 am: Estimated GDP for 2015-16 will be between 8 and 8.5 per cent. “Aiming for a double-digit growth rate seems feasible.”

11.08 am: We have embraked on two other programmes now — GST and JAM Trinity. GST will be implemented by April 2016 says Mr. Jaitley.

11.07 am: Mr. Jaitley puts forth three achievements of the new government — the success of the Jan Dhan Yojana, coal auctions and Swachch Bharat Abhiyan. “We will attain the target of building 6 crore toilets. It’s at a deeper level a programme of preventive healthcare.”

11.05 am: “The people of India have voted resoundingly for quick change, faster growth and high levels of transparency. We have lived up to that trust.”

11.04 am: “We inherited a sentiment of doom and gloom. We have come a long way since then. The CAD for the year is expected to be below 1.3% of GDP. Foreign exchange reserves have risen to $340 billion.”